New York journal positioned its Washington political correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, on go away Thursday night for partaking in a “private relationship” with former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that was a “violation of the journal’s requirements round conflicts of curiosity and disclosures.”
Media reporter Oliver Darcy first reported on the leave Thursday and, whereas New York journal didn’t identify Kennedy, Darcy recognized him because the politician concerned. Kennedy was additionally lately named to Donald Trump’s transition group. Trump’s marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The journal mentioned it carried out an inside evaluate of Nuzzi’s work and located “no inaccuracies nor proof of bias” and mentioned it was conducting a third-party evaluate.
Nuzzi printed a profile of Kennedy in November 2023. She instructed Darcy communication between herself and a “former reporting topic” turned “private,” however that she “didn’t instantly report on the topic nor use them as a supply” throughout that point.
“The connection was by no means bodily however ought to have been disclosed to forestall the looks of a battle. I deeply remorse not doing so instantly and apologize to these I’ve disillusioned, particularly my colleagues at New York,” she instructed Darcy in a press release.
A Kennedy spokesperson instructed Darcy: “Mr. Kennedy solely met Olivia Nuzzi as soon as in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a success piece.”
Nuzzi nor representatives for Kennedy instantly responded to requests for feedback Friday morning. Nuzzi was engaged to POLITICO chief Washington correspondent and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza.
